by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events
Today’s guest post is by Julie Ferman of Cupid’s Coach. Julie has been a key participant and driver of new ideas at matchmaking and online dating conferences for many years. The third annual Matchmaker Conference over October 23-25 was a raving success....
by David Evans | Audio & Video, Dating Industry Finance
The latest Online Dating Insider Industry Interview is available. This week’s episode features Gene Hoffman, founder and CEO of vindicia, an integrated billing and fraud management solution provider currently working with several online dating companies. Read...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Match.com grew U.S. subscribers 9% in Q3, excluding the addition of approximately 254,000 PeopleMedia. Match revenue down to $81.0M from $93.5M, a 13% drop. Paid subscriptions in the US up 5% to 1,342,000. Paid Subscribers Excluding Match Europe up 31% to 1,068,000....
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
A year ago Match.com launched Down to Earth. After an initial spike in visitors, the site never went anywhere and quickly faded from memory. Last week Match rebranded Down to Earth as STiR. STiR owes its existence to Going.com, the first popular event-based social...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
New Twitter dating site Plentyoftweeps.com allows you to search Twitter singles in your area, your friends and followers, and signal interest in and/or send messages to any user on Twitter. I got a few choice quotes in Online dating looks for love on social media....
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Face-to-Face Socializing Starts With a Mobile Post. I am slightly obsessed with Foursquare. “Foursquare lets users “check in†with a cellphone at a bar, restaurant or art gallery. That alerts their friends to their current location so they can drop by and...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
I finished reading The Game last night. turns out Courtney Love is on Suicide Girls. So of course I have to go check it out, haven’t been there in years. When I signed up, I was asked if I wanted to join the newbies lounge. Why don’t more dating site offer...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
From the Frisky, Hong Kong School Girls Dig “Compensated Datingâ€: In Hong Kong, teenage girls are going on “compensated dates†after school. Basically, they go out with older men in exchange for money, but they don’t see this as prostitution, because in...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Over the years I’ve advised a number of clients to launch blogs which are tightly integrated with their dating sites. Traffic driving, SEO and branding are just some of the benefits. For some reason this concept has not taken hold at many dating sites. I was...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Check out Tim “TimWow” Goggin. Tired being on dating sites, he started his own website to promote his search for a mate. Frustrated, determined romantic creates his own infomercial to find true love. Tim Goggin, a 32-year-old currently single entrepreneur,...